We His People - We Become
Dave Riddle - 9/17/2023
Key Passage: Philippians 2:5
Spiritual Formation/Development
- “The process of being formed in the image of Christ…” – M Robert Mulholland Jr. - Invitation to a Journey
- Luke 6:40
- We should be becoming more like Jesus.
- Matthew 28:19-20
- We should be forming others to be more like Jesus.
- Teaching for transformation, not just information.
Imitators of Christ
- John 14:15 - If you love me, keep my commands.
- 1 John 2:4-6
- …walk just as Jesus walked.
- 1 Peter 2:21
- Ephesians 5:1-2 - be imitators of God
- 1 Corinthians 11:1 - imitate me as I imitate Christ
- Galatians 2:20a
- …I no longer live but Christ lives in me.
Belonging and Becoming are intrinsically tied together
- We are meant to walk and grow together.
How do we do this?
Philippians 1:6
- God is at work in you!
- Surrender, listen to the Holy Sprit
- Walk with brothers and sisters in Christ
Hebrews 12:1-3
- Jesus starts and finishes the work
- Our job? Throw off all the weight that entangles us.
2 Corinthians 3:18
- be transformed
Galatians 5 - Fruit of the Spirit
- are you filled with these things?
- Are you growing in them?
“The process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others” – M Robert Mulholland Jr. - Invitation to a Journey
If we aren’t becoming more like Jesus, what’s the point?
- “the church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that… [it’s] simply a waste of time. God became man for no other purpose.”
- CS Lewis